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COCOLAB · 2 months ago

Senior Manager, NPD Project Management & Procurement

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

$120K/yr - $120K/yr

7+ years exp

Cocolab is a company that specializes in oral wellness products, founded by a dentist and an artist. They are seeking a Senior Manager for NPD Project Management & Procurement to lead the end-to-end new product development process, focusing on project management and vendor management while ensuring successful product launches and supplier relationships.

DentalHealth CareWellness

Responsibilities

Own the full lifecycle of new product development projects, from concept through GTM launch

Develop and manage comprehensive project plans, budgets, and timelines, proactively identifying dependencies, bottlenecks, and resource gaps

Drive cross-functional collaboration between Marketing, Creative, Operations, Supply Chain, Regulatory Consultants, and Finance to keep projects on track

Oversee packaging and componentry development, ensuring design, quality, cost, and sustainability goals are met

Implement project tracking, reporting, and KPIs to provide leadership with visibility into progress, risks, and results

Facilitate strategic decision-making, balancing creative vision, operational feasibility, cost efficiency, and customer experience

Lead handoff to operations and GTM, ensuring production readiness, launch checklists, and internal/external communication

Champion continuous improvement, incorporating post-launch feedback and lessons learned into future projects

Source, vet, and manage vendors and suppliers for packaging and componentry

Lead supplier relationship management and support negotiations to secure quality, cost-effective, and scalable solutions

Oversee componentry testing, validation, and compliance with brand and regulatory standards

Collaborate with Operations, Supply Chain, and Regulatory Consultants to integrate procurement decisions into production planning and logistics

Track vendor performance and procurement outcomes, optimizing cost, quality, and scalability

Qualification

Procurement ManagementProject ManagementCross-functional CollaborationSupply Chain KnowledgeBudget ManagementCollaborative CommunicationFast-paced Environment

Required

7+ years of experience in CPG, with strong project management experience and exposure to procurement/vendor management; oral care, beauty, wellness, or adjacent categories preferred

Expertise in managing complex, cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders and tight deadlines

Procurement-savvy, with experience sourcing, negotiating, and managing suppliers and componentry development

Operationally grounded, with knowledge of supply chain, vendor integration, and regulatory requirements

Financially fluent, able to manage budgets, forecast costs, and optimize product margins

Collaborative communicator with the ability to align multiple teams and external partners and present to leadership

Comfortable working in a fast-moving, fully remote environment